E-M:/ State of the Air...from American Lung Association

["Alex J. Sagady & Associates" <ajs@sagady.com>]

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:17:13 -0700
Subject: State of the Air 2005
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Dear Friend of the American Lung Association,



How clean is the air in your community?



If you know a child with asthma, a parent with emphysema, or a friend with 
chronic bronchitis, you understand how critical breathing fresh, clean air is.



Sadly all too many Americans live in communities where outdoor air 
pollution makes it difficult, even dangerous, to breathe.



Did you know:


   * 52 percent of all Americans live in counties where they are exposed 
to unhealthy levels of air pollution.
   * Three and a half million adults and nearly 1.3 million children with 
asthma live in counties with unhealthy levels of year-round particle 
pollution.
   * Over 16.3 million adults age 65 and over live in counties with 
unhealthy ozone levels.

Are you one of these people?   If so, input your zip code below to find out 
your area's air quality score
The American Lung Association?s annual 
<http://lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2005.html>State of the Air 
report , released today, provides Americans like you with detailed 
information about the air you breathe everyday and  explains how dirty air 
can harm you and your family. You can learn steps to protect yourself and 
your loved ones.



And if the air in your area isn?t an A , here are two actions you can take 
to make it better:



1. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M68526115738486314030865>Send a letter 
to your Senators today -- demand strict enforcement of the Clean Air Act 
and oppose the big energy companies who are pushing Congress to change the 
law to let them get an extra 10 years to avoid reducing pollution.

2. <http://lungusa.kintera.org/sota05>Make a generous donation  to support 
the life-saving work of the American Lung Association.



For more than 100 years we have worked to prevent lung disease and promote 
lung health so that you and your family can enjoy the highest quality of 
life possible.  We also fund vital research on the causes of and treatment 
for lung disease.



You can help make cleaner air a reality ? not only for your own health, but 
the health of your children, and your entire community. 
<http://lungaction.org/campaign/stateoftheair2005>Take action today .



Thank you for your support.



Sincerely,

John L. Kirkwood
President and CEO, American Lung Association



P.S.    Use our Air quality tool 
<http://lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2005.html>to determine how 
clean the air you breathe each day is .    If you are not satisfied with 
the state of the air in your area (1.) 
<http://lungaction.org/campaign/stateoftheair2005>Help keep corporate 
polluters from changing the law so they can pollute more   (2.) 
<http://lungusa.kintera.org/sota05>Make as generous of a gift as you 
possibly can to the American Lung Association.


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